Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 8)

It used to be sheep [waking me in the morning] and that's bad enough, but cows are a whole different kettle of fish.

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They don't know yet whether that played a factor in the accident.

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Well, that’s water under the dam.

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That's grabbing the bull by the horns of a dilemma.

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The sacred cows have come home to roost with a vengeance.

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Well, that's a feather in your pocket.

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Walking with your head between your legs.

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They need to wake up and smell the music.

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I'm tired of walking on kid gloves.

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Close the barn door after you've led the horse to water.

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Off the cuff of my head.

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I’d like to be sitting in his shoes.

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Don't mind me, I'm just a mouse on the wall.

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She knocked the socks off the ball.

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Some people sail through life on a bed of roses like a knife slicing through butter.

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You've got to take the bull between your teeth.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements Mixed metaphors

I hate to put you through all this rigor mortis.

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Loose lips sink like a rock.

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Sometimes I feel like I'm swimming uphill against the grain.

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Now that the ball is in our court, let's go for the touchdown.

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I’m gonna dig in my feet on this one.

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